Severe HIV epidemics and multidisciplinary research challenges in prevention

Centre for International Health and Research group on Global Health: ethics, economics and culture-University of Bergen; and Bergen University College (Faculty of Health and Social Science)

   Course leaders: 

• Knut Fylkesnes, Professor, University of Bergen, Centre for International Health
• Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy, Researcher, University of Bergen, Centre for International Health

Invited course leader:

• James Hargreaves, Researcher, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases

Short Course description

The course will put the main focus on research methods relevant for the massive preventive challenges related to HIV. It will involve a multidisciplinary team coming from epidemiology, medical anthropology, psychology, medicine and economy. The research methods being presented and discussed will thus be mixed. Examples of actual research projects where mixed methods are employed will be presented. Participants will also be given an assignment consisting of a literature review on “What works in prevention” where participants can work individually and in groups.             

Objectives
The overall objective is to present and discuss roles and research challenges in the generation of knowledge of HIV preventive factors relevant to local contexts (epidemiological, cultural/social/structural) and economic evaluation for fair and cost-effective priority setting.     

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